The Waterman: Or, the First of August. A Ballad Opera. In Two Acts |
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... flower why it loves the sun ? ask the snow - drop why it is white ? ask the violet why it is blue ? ask the trees why they blossom ? the cabbages why they grow ? ' tis all be- cause they can't help it : no more can I help my love for ...
... flower why it loves the sun ? ask the snow - drop why it is white ? ask the violet why it is blue ? ask the trees why they blossom ? the cabbages why they grow ? ' tis all be- cause they can't help it : no more can I help my love for ...
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... flower - garden is stocked with flowers . The cupids that have fled from your eyes , and taken shelter there , are as much out of number as the leaves on a tree , or the colours in a bed of tulips . You are to me what the summer is to a ...
... flower - garden is stocked with flowers . The cupids that have fled from your eyes , and taken shelter there , are as much out of number as the leaves on a tree , or the colours in a bed of tulips . You are to me what the summer is to a ...
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... flower of a day , Shook by each wind that folly blows , Seems born to flutter and decay . Your choice an honest aspect wears , To give him pain I oft have griev'd ; But it proceedeth from my fears ; Than me much wiser are deceiv'd ; I ...
... flower of a day , Shook by each wind that folly blows , Seems born to flutter and decay . Your choice an honest aspect wears , To give him pain I oft have griev'd ; But it proceedeth from my fears ; Than me much wiser are deceiv'd ; I ...
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... flower lose its fra- grance and its hue , and nature change , for Wilel- mina's false ! and a'nt no longer true ! Wil . Indeed , Mr. Robin , you have such winning ways : that pretty speech has half persuaded me to consent . Rob . Has it ...
... flower lose its fra- grance and its hue , and nature change , for Wilel- mina's false ! and a'nt no longer true ! Wil . Indeed , Mr. Robin , you have such winning ways : that pretty speech has half persuaded me to consent . Rob . Has it ...
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